Samsung has submitted solutions to the European Commission to avoid the hefty antitrust fine, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has revealed. In a speech he gave in New York, Almunia revealed that “after lengthy discussions, Samsung sent a set of commitments seeking to address our concerns.” The commitments from the Korean company came after the […]
Canadian Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note II users could get Android 4.3 in November
The global rollout of the Android 4.3 will begin in October but Canadians will get it a month later, according to a report by Mobile Syrup. Samsung Canada is planning to update Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note II in Q4 and the site reckons it will be in November since they’ve […]
European Galaxy Note 3 and other Samsung devices are now region locked [Updated]
UPDATE 2: There seems to be a bit of confusion and I hope this clears up. So according to the new statement – an unlocked Galaxy Note 3 will still be unlocked that could be used globally. However, to permanently unlock the device, a user will first have to insert a SIM from the supported […]
Samsung teams up to create an industry standard benchmark – MobileBench
There are many benchmark tools available for mobile devices but realising how accuracy differs amongst them, Samsung and other companies like Broadcom, Huawei, OPPO and Spreadtrum have come together to form a consortium to create a standard performance metric for mobile devices. The consortium is called MobileBench and revealed more details about their plans when […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 – 2014 Edition releasing in US on Oct 10, pre-order starts tomorrow
Samsung has confirmed the availability and pricing of the new Galaxy Note 10.1 – 2014 Edition for the American market. The high-end tablet from Samsung will sell in 16GB and 32GB variants and will be up for pre-order from tomorrow for $549.99 and $599.99 respectively with a retail release on October 10. The Galaxy Note […]